Incubating quail eggs

[Pepperdaddy 1]

I candled the quail eggs today there are 22 that have made it and the embryo is moving up and down when I candle them I started crying to see how much they have progressed since day one

 

[Nabiki]

So I put these pheasant eggs in my bator because they were just thrown on me by a friend who couldn’t take them anymore so they are fertile and I marked the calendar and they are supposed to hatch 9 days after my quail what should I do should I put them in the same brooder or a separate one

Definitely a separate brooder. I can imagine the size difference would be significant, and they might not interact well, even as chicks.

 

[Pepperdaddy 1]

Ok thank you for the helpful information I am new to all the incubating and brooding because I usually have a hen do it for me but this past year all my birds just died mysteriously and don’t know why they were fine when I put them in for the night but the next morning they were all on the ground stuff I was devistated because they were all young and all laying nicely so I haven’t gotten anymore because I am afraid to have the new ones die

 

[Nabiki]

Ok thank you for the helpful information I am new to all the incubating and brooding because I usually have a hen do it for me but this past year all my birds just died mysteriously and don’t know why they were fine when I put them in for the night but the next morning they were all on the ground stuff I was devistated because they were all young and all laying nicely so I haven’t gotten anymore because I am afraid to have the new ones die

All of them died overnight?! Did you ever find out what killed them? You can send the bodies to a state lab for tests to find out, and it's not too expensive.

I would definitely be concerned if I lost all of my birds at once.

 

[Pepperdaddy 1]

I sent one to the state lab and it was the bird flu so I am not having birds at that location the ones I have in the bator will be at my farm which is about 30 miles away from the last place I had the birds. Is there any way I could make it safe to have birds at the place where the old ones died or should I just stay away from there

 

[Ravenlover]

I sent one to the state lab and it was the bird flu so I am not having birds at that location the ones I have in the bator will be at my farm which is about 30 miles away from the last place I had the birds. Is there any way I could make it safe to have birds at the place where the old ones died or should I just stay away from there

Good luck cant wait to see pics

 

[Nabiki]

I sent one to the state lab and it was the bird flu so I am not having birds at that location the ones I have in the bator will be at my farm which is about 30 miles away from the last place I had the birds. Is there any way I could make it safe to have birds at the place where the old ones died or should I just stay away from there

Well, any bacteria or virus needs certain things to survive. If that area has been thoroughly cleaned, dry and exposed to sun for enough time, it's going to be clean unless there are still birds there to carry it.

If it's damp and filled with nutrients for the bacteria, then I would stay away. Basic cleanliness is the usual prevention for illness.

 

[Pepperdaddy 1]

The place where they died was near a swamp so the building is always damp plus I had and still have Australian brown rats there and have not been able to take care of them so my birds are not going back there

 

[RoosterML]

Separate incubator unless you get them to hatch the same day.

 

[Pepperdaddy 1]

So Wednesday was day 18 and I candled all my eggs and my one quail egg has 2 babies in it what should I do.